Supreme Court Blocks Trump’s National Guard Move on Chicago, Reining In Domestic Troop Deployments

High Court Reins In Trump’s Domestic Troop Power Grab

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to allow President Donald Trump to deploy National Guard troops to the Chicago area, dealing a setback to his expanding use of military forces for domestic purposes. The justices denied the Justice Department’s request to lift a lower-court order that blocked the deployment while litigation continues, keeping hundreds of Guard members from being sent into Illinois for now. Continue reading “Supreme Court Blocks Trump’s National Guard Move on Chicago, Reining In Domestic Troop Deployments”